Subgenre Sampler
Black Comedy: 497 Films to Buy & Rent
Wolf of Wall Street, The (2013)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie…
- Martin Scorsese directs this dazzling biopic of the deplorable life and times of stockbroker Jordan Belfort, a notorious Wall Street upstart who…
Brass Teapot, The (2012)
- Dir. Ramaa Mosley
Feat. Juno Temple, Michael Angarano, Alexis Bledel
- This light–hearted black comedy tackles the economic doldrums with a quirky allegory, in which a down–on–their–luck couple…
How to Meet Girls from a Distance (2012)
- Dir. Dean Hewison
Feat. Richard Falkner, Scarlet Hemingway, Jonathan Brugh…
- A "peeping–tom rom–com" with Richard Falkner surprisingly relatable as a well–intentioned stalker determined to woo the girl of his…
In the House (2012)
- Dir. Francois Ozon
Feat. Fabrice Luchini, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emmanuelle Seigner…
- Set in a literary milieu, this deliciously warped meta drama from dir. Francois Ozon concerns the writings of a precocious 16–year–old…
Lesson of Evil (Lesson of the Evil) (2012)
- Dir. Takashi Miike
Feat. Yamada Takayuki, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Hideaki Ito
- Another manga adaption from director cult Takashi Miike based on the seinen manga on the same name.
A successful English teacher who is secretly a…
Sightseers (2012)
- Dir. Ben Wheatley
Feat. Alice Lowe, Steve Oram
- Ben Wheatley (KILL LIST) directs this black comedy about a wooly British couple who embark on a caravan trip throughout the North of England, only to…
Small Apartments (2012)
- Dir. Jonas Akerlund
Feat. Matt Lucas, Juno Temple, James Caan…
- Matt Lucas encounters a myriad of weirdos in his attempt to dispose of his landlord’s corpse in this peculiar black comedy. Jonas Akerlund, better…
Two Little Boys (2012)
- Dir. Robert Sarkies
Feat. Bret McKenzie, Hamish Blake, Maaka Pohatu…
- Set in the early 90's, this Kiwi "mullet" comedy follows the arrested development of two 'bogan' mates whose situation and relationship goes…
Young Doctor's Notebook, A (TV Series) (2012)
- Dir. Alex Hardcastle
Feat. Jon Hamm, Daniel Radcliffe
- Tragi–comic TV series set in the early 20th century, with actors Jon Hamm and Daniel Radcliffe playing a troubled and incompetent medic at a…
Bad Teacher (2011)
- Dir. Jake Kasdan
Feat. Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel, Justin Timberlake…
- Wickedly profane comedy with perpetually hungover Diaz heading back to the classroom as a teacher to pay for her breast implants, but soon discovers…